Nanyanga Surname

140,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nanyanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2191:32,0264,309
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Namibia3991:6,0391,171
Tanzania2971:178,25515,552
Zambia2921:54,2815,035
Kenya1491:309,93219,396
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nanyanga (22) may also be a first name.

Nanyanga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nanyanga Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nanyanga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nanyanga.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nanyanga is the 140,940th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,303,270 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyanga reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Nanyanga is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,219 people, or 1 in 32,026. In Uganda Nanyanga is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 52 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 10 percent reside and Luuka District, where 6 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Namibia, where 13 percent reside.

Nanyanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nanyanga last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanyanga
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